Athletes' careers across cultures / / edited by Natalia B. Stambulova and Tatiana V. Ryba

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792017803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-135-93504-1; 1-135-93497-5; 0-203-54568-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Collana: International Perspectives on Key Issues in Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Altri autori (Persone): RybaTatiana V. <1968->; StambulovaNatalia B
• Disciplina: 796.092/2
• Soggetti: Athletes; Sports; Sports - Anthropological aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Athletes' Careers Across Cultures; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Series editors' foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 The turn towards a culturally informed approach to career research and assistance in sport psychology; 2 Athletes' careers in Australia: From retirement to education and beyond; 3 Athletes' careers in Belgium: A holistic perspective to understand and alleviate challenges occurring throughout the athletic and post-athletic career; 4 Athletes' careers in Brazil: Research and application in the land of ginga; 5 Athletes' careers in Canada: Four decades of research and practice6 Athletes' careers in China: Advances in athletic retirement research and assistance; 7 Athletes' careers in Denmark: Nurturing athletic talents; 8 Athletes' careers in France: In pursuit of excellence in sport and life; 9 Athletes' careers in Germany: Research and assistance programs; 10 Athletes' careers in Greece: Towards a culturally infused future; 11 Athletes' careers in Japan: Before and after retirement in sports; 12 Athletes' careers in Mexico: Learning how to handle transitions; 13 Athletes' careers in New Zealand (Aotearoa): The impact of the Graham Report and the carding system14 Athletes' careers in Russia: From Moscow 1980 to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics; 15 Athletes' careers in Slovenia: The remarkable sporting achievements of a small country; 16 Athletes' careers in Spain: Professionalization and developmental consequences; 17 Athletes' careers in Sweden: Facilitating socialization into sports and re-socialization upon retirement; 18 Athletes' careers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: Differences in the evolution of research and support programs in two neighbor nations19 Athletes' careers in the United States: Developmental programming for athletes in transition; 20 Setting the bar: Towards cultural praxis of athletes' careers; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Athletes' Careers Across Cultures is the first book of its kind to bring together a truly global spread of leading sports psychology career researchers and practitioners into one comprehensive resource. This extensive volume traces the evolution of athlete career research through a cultural lens and maps the complex topography of athletes' careers across national boundaries exploring how social and cultural discourses shape their development. The area of athlete career development has traditionally been dominated by a Western perspective, an imbalance which has had a conside